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Re: Enough about the New Kadee car
Schuyler Larrabee
Dream on, Andy, dream on . . .
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SGL
I almost hate to mention it to this group, but no one has
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Re: NP flat kit
Chris
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I'll bet there is another drawing out there... somewhere.. This is just a "general plan" drawing. There may be a "bill of materials" or other auxiliary drawings for every freight car. (He said, hopefully.) Tim
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From: "leakinmywaders" <leakinmywaders@yahoo.com> Tim: As you might have noticed, NP diagrams seldom offer useful
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Re: NP flat kit
leakinmywaders
Tim: As you might have noticed, NP diagrams seldom offer useful
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information on brake appliances--e.g., http://research.nprha.org/NP%20Flat%20Cars/52%20Ft.%20Flat%20Cars%2064000-195.jpg So we pretty much are stuck with photo sources (although there could be relevant data stashed in the NPRHA archives in MN, should anyone have time to dig for it). Chris Frissell Polson, MT
-- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, timboconnor@... wrote:
.... Appliances like brake wheels might change from order to order, or even car to car, so it's best to get the
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Re: NP flat kit
pullmanboss <tgmadden@...>
Jeff Pape asked:
From Aaron's web site (www.northernspecificmodels.com): Npin53 (at) northernspecificmodels (dot) com Tom Madden
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Re: NP flat decals and others
leakinmywaders
Tim: May have been my own problem somehow. The new pages wouldn't
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load until I cleared my Firefox cache--reload button had no effect. This is not a problem I have had at other sites. Sorry for the fuss. Thnx, Chris Frissell Polson, MT
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Re: Mystery Freight Yard
Andy Sperandeo <asperandeo@...>
I don't have my copy of Petty and Mullaly's "The SP in LA" here with me, but
my guess is that "mystery freight yard" isn't Taylor but the older River Station Yard. That ladder of double slip switches cutting across the middle of the yard was a feature of River Station Yard, dividing the section known as the Cornfield from the other end, known as the Bull Ring. But my LA geography isn't up to identifying which end is which in this photo. So long, Andy Andy Sperandeo Executive Editor Model Railroader magazine asperandeo@mrmag.com 262-796-8776, ext. 461 FAX 262-796-11142
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Re: NP flat kit
The W&R brass cars have an elaborate brake wheel, with a fairly
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flat profile. I will look at some references tonight and try to figure out what it is supposed to represent. Appliances like brake wheels might change from order to order, or even car to car, so it's best to get the information from an equipment diagram... Tim O.
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From: "leakinmywaders" <leakinmywaders@yahoo.com> Anybody have a a brake wheel recommendation for Northern Specific's
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Mystery Freight Yard
Shawn Beckert
Guys,
Every once in awhile the Los Angeles Public Library will post on their web page a photo that's of interest to this list. This one is a doozy: http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics40/00054503.jpg There is no date given, the caption is simply "Los Angeles Freight Yard". Because of the large number of SP boxcars in view, I'll take a guess that it's the original Taylor Yard sometime in the 1920's. Note the line of cabooses to the left, and the coach yard on the right. Anybody care to speculate further on the date or location? Shawn Beckert
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Re: NP flat decals and others
leakinmywaders
Apologies l:ist and Ted....and i did it twice in row, sheesh.
Fortunately curses against Microsoft are socially acceptable in all circles (even in the steam era). Chris Frissell Polson
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Re: NP flat decals and others
Brian Paul Ehni <behni@...>
BTW, it works just fine in Safari and Firefox on my Mac.
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-- Thanks! Brian Ehni
From: leakinmywaders <leakinmywaders@yahoo.com>
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Re: NP flat decals and others
chris, i'm using firefox 1.5.0.1 -- no problem at all
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From: "leakinmywaders" <leakinmywaders@yahoo.com> Ted: Yup, the new decal page loads in Internet Explorer, but not in
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Re: NP flat decals and others
leakinmywaders
Ted: Yup, the new decal page loads in Internet Explorer, but not in
Firefox. The Speedwitch home page loads different too--an older version loads in Firefox. You might want to mention that on STMFC. {Oops, just mis-posted this to the list, so that part is done for you... my apologies!] Now if I can figure out how to get effing Explorer to let me un-block pop-ups so I can place an order...! Chris Frissell Polson, MT
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Re: NP flat decals and others
Brian Paul Ehni <behni@...>
Tools:Popup Blocker then select on or off.
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Or install OS 10 8^) -- Thanks! Brian Ehni
From: leakinmywaders <leakinmywaders@yahoo.com>
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Re: NP flat decals and others
leakinmywaders
Ted: Yup, the new decal page loads in Internet Explorer, but not in
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Firefox. The Speedwitch home page loads different too--an older version loads in Firefox. You might want to mention that on STMFC. Now if I can figure out how to get effing Explorer to let me un-block pop-ups so I can place an order...! Chris Frissell Polson, MT
--- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, Ted Culotta <tculotta@...> wrote:
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Re: MKT Triples
proto48er
--- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, "Justin Kahn" <harumd@...> wrote:
MKT decals I had on hand, but I guess it is not to be... I can live betterthan some members of the list with minor discrepancies, but not puttinglettering on a car that never existed.the cars had ACFvertical exterior posts. None were AAR triple offsets. Underneath shots ofbuilders photos on the Fallen Flag website there are two builders built in 1949the 40101-40300 cars built in 1948. The 35001-35500 cars were 1953. Theat Mt. Vernon and the 35501-36000 cars came from Mt. Vernon in primarily forACF cars are the only cars with peaked ends. They were used coal service for the mines in Oklahoma. Jace - M-K-T #40101-40300 can be modeled almost exactly by putting them on the USH (KTM) #704 triple hopper. The C&O and M-K-T were the only roads using this prototype in the pre-1960 time period. That is probably what those Champ decals were made for. A.T. Kott
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Re: NP flat kit
leakinmywaders
Anybody have a a brake wheel recommendation for Northern Specific's
resin NP flat car? The kit instructions are silent on this subject. Looks like Aaron maybe used the straight-spoked wheel from the Tichy kit, but it is flat in cross section, and the prototype wheels, as best as I can tell, appear to have had spokes descending 2 or 3 inches concentrically toward the hub. Also, has anyone checked the deck height on a completed model against prototype dimensions? I'm wondering if they ride a little high on the bolsters--if so that could possibly be cured with some simple modifications. The ORER-listed height to top of sides or platform for the relevant NP car series is 3ft 11in from rail. Thanks for getting the decals online, Ted. Best, Chris Frissell Polson, MT
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Re: Enough about the New Kadee car
I didn't think the AAR alt std hopper came with Andrews trucks. :-)
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It's gotta be the hopper.
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From: "S. Busch" <SCSBusch@Worldnet.ATT.Net> Just so long as it has USRA style [[ real springs ]] Andrews trucks -
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Enough about the New Kadee car
S. Busch <SCSBusch@...>
Sam Clarke from Kadee says:
Hello Group,- Just so long as it has USRA style [[ real springs ]] Andrews trucks - Hah! - Steve Busch, starting that controversy again Duncan, SC
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Re: Athearn Gondola News
Shawn
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I'm guessing those C&O cars will be a quick sell out... just like when Athearn revised the MDC GONX tooling -- the bogus paint jobs moved slowly but the GONX cars evaporated before they hit the shelves.
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From: "Beckert, Shawn" <shawn.beckert@disney.com> If I remember rightly from past threads, this car is fairly close to the
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Re: Athearn Gondola News
You are exactly right Richard. Even Athearn's 'sales' people know
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the difference between prototype and fantasy, but it's the sales to the "I buy what I like" customers that is subsidizing the new tooling and allowing Athearn to sell excellent models at the lowest prices of the major vendors. The announcement doesn't say if the 40 foot gondolas will have wire grab irons. It just says "ex-MDC tooling". Anyone know if they shaved off the plastic grabs, as they did with a number of older cars already? Tim O'Connor
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From: Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@opendoor.com> At least we're getting at least a couple of prototypical models in
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